Luigi Mangione is a ruthless assassin. To some, he’s also a hero
Not just young, good looking, smart and seemingly well-off, Luigi Mangione is also a killer.
He’s a ruthless assassin who, in the heart of New York, stalked and then shot health insurance executive Brian Thompson three times.
Luigi Mangione, pictured in September 2025. AP
It sounds like a clear-cut crime, but quite remarkably, in America many people believe Mangione is a hero and Thompson is the real villain.
Mangione’s supporters argue the health insurance system in the US is so broken, ordinary Americans are suffering immense hardship.
They’re not only being ripped-off financially, they’re not receiving appropriate health care.
That may be the case, but it doesn’t mean shooting someone is the way to fix the problem.
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